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Here’s why you need to forget about the competi...

Take a tip from Jeff Bezos and worry less about what others are doing. By Lo...

Jeff Bezos is not without fault. Yes, he’s the wealthiest human on the planet, and while I can’t confirm where he spends his money, it is hoped he chooses to do some good with it. Regardless of whether his moral compass poin...

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Assisting a business after a work accident

A business is facing the “unthinkable” after the death of an employee in an accident. Fire, ambulance and police take control of the scene. WorkSafe inspectors are on their way.  Co-workers and friends are shocked and u...

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Risk under the microscope

A sea change in pricing property insurance by Andrew Horne and Olivia de Pon...

New Zealand’s largest property insurer group recently announced a move towards more risk-based underwriting for property and contents insurance in areas considered prone to natural disasters. These changes will result in premium i...

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Do brokers and insurers owe continuing duties ...

by Andrew Horne and Nick Frith, of Minter Ellison Rudd Watts

A recent case indicates that insurance brokers and insurers may owe a continuing duty to inform customers if circumstances change during the policy term. This will be of interest to brokers and insurers who may have assumed...

IFSO Case Study

Vehicle insurance: how you can help your clients

Last year, the IFSO Scheme received over 1000 complaint enquiries about vehicle insurance. By comparison, we receive very few complaints about financial advisers.  However, your guidance can significantly improve your...

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Rogue employees - The insider threat

Cyber threats aren’t just from hackers outside your business.

The greatest threat to your company and network is not the hackers and crackers on the outside trying to get in but your own employees who want to cause mischief or who inadvertently cause damage from within.   A determined...

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Kevin Horrack celebrates 50 years!

  Kevin Horrack, a keen footie man (and recently lawn bowls!) celebrated 50 years with NZI on 1 September. We caught up with him to find out his secret to a long and happy insurance career. “I landed in...

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Insurers grapple with meth questions

Post-Gluckman Report, what comes next for insurance companies assessing conta...

It was the bombshell report that all but wiped out the lucrative methamphetamine-testing industry. And now, more than 12 months later, the findings of the Gluckman Report may finally be starting to change the insurance industry,...

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The Earthquake Commission Act changes: what the...

Four changes to the Earthquake Commission (EQC) Act have come into effect this year. They are part of an overall push to put in place the lessons learned from recent event responses including the Canterbury earthquakes. The changes...

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Tower axes disclosure requirement

Kiwi insurer Tower has committed to remove the duty of disclosure from its sales and claims processes before the end of the year. Chief executive Richard Harding says that there had been a bit of talk in the news lately about how...

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